System and method for inter party transactions using a plug-in module to a service

Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for providing a plug-in to an application, such as an audio delivery application, which enables an entity to utilize data about the ecosystem of users in the application and present offers or notices through the application. The offers enable users of the application to engage perform a transaction such as make a donation or transaction or communicate with other users within a community of users that are registered with the application.

1 . A method comprising:
 receiving a parameter associated with an application which connects user devices with streaming audio, the parameter being data associated with a community of users of the application;   via an application plug-in and based on the parameter, presenting a notice to the first user device of the application;   receiving an identification of a second user of the application, the second user being in another country from the first user; and   performing a transaction via the application plug-in between the first user device and a second user device associated with the second user.   
     
     
         2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first user and the second user are one of: part of a community of users, members of a same family, friends, members of the community of users but associated via different hierarchical layers of the community, and defined in separate sub-communities by an event associated with the community. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data is one of a listener of the audio system, an ethnicity of a broadcast provided through the application, a location, a purchasing history of the first user or the second user, a time of day, and a location of an agent associated with a money transfer. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the transaction comprises a money transfer from the first user and the second user. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the transaction comprises one of a purchase of an item by the first user for the second user, a communication between the first user and the second user, and a social media communication between the first user and the second user. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the transaction is performed within the application and not via a separate service from the application. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a charge for the transaction is applied to the first user based on a parameter. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the parameter is one of: a closeness value between the first user and the second user, a community relationship between the first user and the second user, a value related to how much the first user or the second user uses the application. 
     
     
         11 . A method comprising:
 receiving a parameter associated with an application that connects user devices with steaming audio, the parameter being data associated with a community of users of the application and an event affecting at least some of the community of users;   via an application plug-in and based on the parameter, presenting a notice to a first user device of the first user of the application, the notice associated with a transaction related to one of the community of users and a second user of the community of users that is in a different country from the first user;   receiving an interaction with the notice from the first user of the application; and   performing a transaction via the application plug-in based on the interaction.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the interaction is a donation. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the interaction is a social media communication between the first user and the second user in the community of users. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the interaction is a money transfer from the first user to the second user of the community of users. 
     
     
         15 . A system comprising:
 a processor; and   a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 receiving a parameter associated with an application that connects user devices with steaming audio, the parameter being data associated with a community of users of the application, transaction history of a first user of the application; 
 via an application plug-in and based on the parameter, presenting a notice to the first user device of the application; 
 receiving an identification of a second user of the application, the second user being in another country from the first user; and 
 performing a transaction via the application plug-in between the first user device and a second user device associated with the second user. 
   
     
     
         16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the first user and the second user are one of:
 part of a community of users, members of a same family, friends, members of the community of users but associated via different hierarchical layers of the community, and defined in separate sub-communities by an event associated with the community.   
     
     
         19 . A system comprising:
 a processor; and   a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 receiving a parameter associated with an application that connects user devices with steaming audio, the parameter being data associated with a community of users of the application and an event affecting at least some of the community of users; 
 via an application plug-in and based on the parameter, presenting a notice to a first user device of a user of the application, the notice associated with a transaction related to one of the community of users and a second user of the community of users, the second user being in another country from the first user; 
 receiving an interaction with the notice from the first user of the application; and 
 performing a transaction via the application plug-in based on the interaction. 
   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the transaction is one of a donation, a payment from the first user to the second user, a social media communication between the first user and the second user.